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#1 12-Nov-2009, 03:04

Brief description vs Briefly description...of...

I've seen them both, I assume that should be "brief description", because in this sentence "brief" would be an adjective. Am I right?

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#2 12-Nov-2009, 03:42

Re: Brief description vs Briefly description...of...

Correct.

Give a brief description of...
Briefly describe ...

I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.